The Sand Dunes
Hello~ This is the first RMT i'm making so I might be a little off on this. This is my first successful team I have used to ladder with and I have obtained an awesome ranking in the ladder. (Currently Ranked #11, Best was Rank #9) I basically looked at a lot of teams of Sand such as Fezzdog's, Heroic's, and etc. and basically tried to sow it all together. This is the end result and it has been working amazingly for me so far. Special thanks to Renzo, Dominator, and Kamina for help making this team the greatest.
Team Overview
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Proof Of Success~
Teambuilding Process~
Detailed Team Analysis
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LandFill @ Leftovers | Sand Stream
Impish | 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Whirlwind / Slack Off / Earthquake / Stealth Rocks
The Premier Defensive Wall of the team. The hippo can surprisingly survive a lot of offensive Sweepers that setup and can live multiple amounts of things such as a +2 Close Combat from Lucario, bait out Outrages from any dragon such as Mence or Garchomp, and can Slack Off the damage, setup rocks, or Phaze out to scout ahead what team i'm facing.
O'Grief @ Air Balloon | Sand Rush
Adamant | 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Swords Dance / Iron Head / Rock Slide / Earthquake
Nothing much to say about Excadrill that hasn't already been said about him. He's the main sweeper of the crew. I gave him more Coverage in order to hit more things neutrally for damage. One of the most dangerous pokemon, when he runs lose you better pray that you have something that can handle the power that is Excadrill.
"Come together with your hands~"
Soundgarden @ Focus Sash | Magic Guard
Timid | 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
Psyshock / Focus Blast / Hidden Power [Fire] / Signal Beam
The purpose of this pokemon is to be out on anything that has KO'd Excadrill or needs to be sent out to be immediate threats or setup sweepers. With the coverage of this thing even Tyranitar isn't safe. Purely a great revenge killer on my team in all regards.
W-Obsidian @ Choice Scarf | Flash Fire
Modest | 112 HP / 160 Satk / 236 Spe
Dragon Pulse / Overheat / Hidden Power [ice] / Earth Power
This is mostly used to capitalize on coverage and to beat out on other threats still staying by in late game. This also fixed out as it has a high potential to KO Mamoswine. A giant threat to my entire team. Also with the ability to drag in Fire Shots aimed towards Amoonguss and Excadrill it can retaliate back better than Gastro could ever do.
Xanadu @ Leftovers | Magic Bounce
Bold | 248 HP / 200 Def / 60 Spe
Toxic / Heat Wave / Roost / U-Turn
It was a choice between either a spinner or a Magic Bouncer. Ultimately in the sand Xatu seemed to stand out the best as it can be used to gain momentum, switch in on Spores and bounce them right back, disrupt Deoxys-S and Deoxys-D from forming their beloved Entry Hazards and can even check a few of the threats that threaten my team such as Scizor.
"Oh hai."
Amanita @ Black Sludge | Regenerator
Calm | 252 HP / 28 SAtk / 228 SDef
Spore / Giga Drain / Hidden Power [ice] / Stun Spore
Politoed's worst nightmare. With Amoonguss, it does everything that Gastrodon was lacking the countering Rain with Spore, the ability to regain health better, the ability to put something to sleep or stun something, and to be able to sponge up Special Hits so Ice Beams won't be a 2HKO.
So, that is that. One of the greatest teams I've made so far and certainly always trying to improve and become an even more powerful team. Is it the best team ever? Not at all. Is it good even to be considered a threat to most teams? Absolutely. And as should any other team to mine. Thanks for reading this and i'm open to suggestions, feedback, and etc. Or on how bad I flopped this. Srsly, it's liek 12 AM right now. Take care and I hope to battle you soon!
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